--- layout: landing title: A node.js tool to automate end-to-end web testing description: Use TestCafe to write tests in JS or TypeScript, run them and view results. TestCafe runs on Windows, MacOS, and Linux and takes 1 minute to set up. permalink: / ---

How it works

1. Install TestCafe

You will need Node.js

npm install -g testcafe

2. Write your first test

You can use any text editor

import Page from './basic-page-model';

fixture `My first fixture`
    .page `http://devexpress.github.io/testcafe/example/`;

const page = new Page();
                                    
test('My first test', async t => {
    await t
        .typeText(page.nameInput, 'P.Parker')
        .click(page.macOSRadioButton)
        .click(page.featureList[0].checkbox)
        .click(page.interfaceSelect)
        .click(page.interfaceSelectOption.withText('Both'))
        .expect(page.nameInput.value).contains('Peter');
});

3. Run the test on your computer

Choose the browser, and launch the test with one command

testcafe safari test-example.js

4. View the reports

You'll see the line where the test has failed and a code snippet

Features
So what can I do with it?

Create stable tests
(and no manual timeouts)

TestCafe automatically waits for page loads and XHRs before the test starts and after each action. It also features smart test actions and assertions that wait for page elements to appear. You can change the maximum wait time. If elements load faster, tests skip the timeout and continue.

Write in latest JS
or TypeScript

TestCafe supports the latest JavaScript features, including ES2017 (for example, async/await). You can also use TypeScript if you prefer a strongly typed language.

Detect JS errors
in your code

TestCafe reports JS errors that it finds on the webpage. Tests automatically fail because of that. However, you can disable this.

Launch
concurrent tests

TestCafe can open multiple instances of the same browser to run parallel tests which decreases test execution time.

Build readable tests
with PageObject

The TestCafe's Test API includes a high-level selector library, assertions, etc. You can combine them to implement readable tests with the PageObject pattern.

const el = Selector('.column').find('label')
.withText('MacOS').child('input');
const el = Selector('.column') .find('label') .withText('MacOS') .child('input');

Include tests in continuous
integration system

You can run TestCafe from a console, and its reports can be viewed in a CI system's interface (TeamCity, Jenkins, Travis & etc.)

Rapid test development
Here's a free plugin to edit your TestCafe tests on the fly. Changes you make in the code will immediately restart the tests. And you'll see test results instantly.
npm install -g testcafe-live
See how it works View the repository
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